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[theladyunicorn]

Hi,

I'm curious has anyone moved to the UK from elsewhere? I'm looking to do so but I'm wondering a few things. Mostly should I actually have a visa lined up before I go looking for a job or is it something that I would do later?

I can't actually find this sort of information anywhere.

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[cesy]

For the ancestry visa, assuming it's like the NZ version, it's not linked to a job, just to your family. So you can get the visa first without needing a job, and you have more chance of getting a job if you can tell them you already have a visa. But obviously it's a fair amount of money to spend without a job, and your visa application will be helped by having a job. Some jobs will be understanding if you tell them you're eligible for ancestry visa and in the process, and will put you in the "don't need visa" pile rather than the "needs tier 2 sponsorship" pile. It's a bit of a catch-22.

[theladyunicorn]

THANK YOU. I figured that might be the situation but good to know for sure.

Thanks heapa

[cesy]

Yeah, as forthwritten said, the government want you to prove you're going to get a job, and the easiest way to do that is to have one already, but it can be done by showing you're applying and have good skills and CV. And the jobs want you to get your own visa without their help, and the easiest way to prove that is to have it already, but some will take your word for it on the ancestry. The system sucks.

[theladyunicorn]

/laughs like a maniac/ sorry somehow none of this surprises me at all. I guess I'll just roll with it and figure things out. I'm considering AU Pairing to at least get over there but after my recent surgery I lost all my money so I need to save up again so I have a bit of time to figure things out thankfully.

[swaldman]

This. I don't know much about the visa process but I've been affected by the hiring end, and "visa is sorted" is so much safer and less hassle than "needs sponsoring for visa" - the latter can take months and might not even happen in the end, and you need the job filled now...

But as others have mentioned, obviously moving without a job is a financial gamble.

[theladyunicorn]

Yeah I figured it might be safer to get the Vissa before hand but it also seemed pointless if I didn't have a job at least as an option? I just mentioned above but I'm also thinking of AU Pair'ing to get over there and then I'll see what I can do. Of course having my wisdom teeth out recently ate all my money so I have some time to figure it all out while I save up again.